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2023 Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Iowa

11 Colleges
$42,799 Avg Salary
$45,995 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Educational Administration School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, educational administration was ranked 5th in Iowa. In fact, 340 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Educational Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the education admin programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the most popular school in Iowa for educational administration students. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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#2

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern College is a great place for educational administration students. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Educational Administration Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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#5

Dordt University

Sioux Center, IA

Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Sioux Center.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#7

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

With a ranking of #7, Morningside College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for educational administration students. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Read full report on Educational Administration at Morningside College

#8

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

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#9

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for educational administration students. It came in at #9 on the list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

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Maharishi International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular educational administration programs. MIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Fairfield.

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Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Educational Administration Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,509
Minnesota 1,314
Kansas 646
Nebraska 782
North Dakota 136
South Dakota 158

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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